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Information on campothecin
Subject: Information on campothecin
Sir, I would be grateful if you kindly send me some information on campothecin and its in medicine. Thanking you. Yours N.C.Shah Ph.D. MS-78;Sector-"D",aliganj, Lucknow 226 026.India |
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Information on campothecin
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N C Shah wrote: Subject: Information on campothecin Sir, I would be grateful if you kindly send me some information on campothecin and its in medicine. It's spelled "camptothecin". If you use that you will get lots of hits on google and other search engines. Here's the wikipedia link to atart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camptothecin Basically, it's a new cancer drug isolated from Camptotheca acuminata and other plants. It's action is to interfere with the enzyme topoisomerase I, causing breaks in the DNA which kills the cell. Like most cancer chemotherapy drugs, it also kills normal cells, and some derivatives have been developed that have a better profile of desired vs undesired effects. Like many compounds derived from plants, it's a serious poison, and should not be used as a "herbal remedy". |
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